Sex after Knee Replacement Surgery

This is the commonest question that many people have and ask to their ortho surgeon while discussing about life after knee replacement.

Although people are embarrassed to ask about the sexual activities with their partner but people always have this thing on mind as well.

Perhaps the answer to this question is yes provided you understand your bodily limitations and go accordingly.

A person could have a sex as soon as the pain
allows.

However, there are restrictions on various activities
of those knee replacement patients.

Ideal timings for Sex

As long as both
men and women are comfortable enough to have sex, they could possibly resume
their activities. It is said that sex could still be enjoyable after your
operation.

However, it would be likely advised by your surgeon to avoid sexual
activity initially after your surgery.

Usually, it takes 4 to 6 weeks before a
patient could resume their sexual activity. Hence, if they are healthy enough
after partial knee replacements it would safe for them to have sex.

Knee replacement
surgery are likely done to patients that experiences stiff and painful knee
making it hard for them to perform even the simplest type of activities.

Generally,
this surgery is usually availed by people aging 50 and above that has a severe
osteoarthritis. Sex after knee replacement surgery could be considered
depending on patient’s healing state after the operation.

Perhaps, the most
common problem encountered by patients after knee joint replacement is kneeling.

Hence there are some creative positions in sex that they could do to
avoid pain and possible injury when they are having sex.

Range and comfort of
motion would likely be the patient’s issues when having sex after knee
replacement; however, with the use of various sex positions, they could still
enjoy sex without worrying of being uncomfortable.

Some safer positions

Some creative
positions for sex after knee replacement surgery that could be used by knee replacement patients is lying on
the back position, standing position, and lying on the side that is not
operated.

Lying on the back position usually allows patients to use less energy
when they are having sex as well as decreases their movements.

On the other
hand, lying on the side that is not operated is done by placing a pillow between
patient’s legs for the support on the leg that was been operated.

Other sex
positions that are safe to use by knee replacement patients are the
face-to-face position, sitting in a chair position, and woman lying and man
kneeling position.

Woman lying and man kneeling position generally works for
woman with a knee replacement. It is
usually advised for patients to avoid sex positions that involve kneeling to
prevent injury of their replaced knee.

Preplanning for Sex

It
is likely advisable to take mild medication for pain for about 20-30 minutes
before having sex.I would say same thing you should do before your home therapy session begins too or you are on cpm machine.

These mild pain medications could possibly prevent minor
aches of the patients while they are doing their sexual activity. Hence, with
the use of rolled towels or pillows as a body support could certainly help
patients avoid pain when they are having sex.

Sex after
knee replacement surgery is safer with the advice of a surgeon. If your partner
has a replaced knee, you could possibly help him or her to stay safe within a
certain range of motion.

In addition to that, you could also control the amount
of movement as well as the speed when both of you are having sex to avoid them
suffer pain or get another injury.

Same as with returning to work, it might take some time from person to person but for sure you will be able to enjoy it.